Vehicle-windshield



1. L. NJLSON AND J. PRINCE.

VEHICLE WINDSHIELD.

APPLICATION FILED fEB. 2a, 1919;

PatenterlAug. 10, 192%),

, John Pm'nee W B a ATTORNEY.

WITNESSES: M

' of Cook and {N was o reiterat .FFICE.

VEHICLEWVIND SHIELD.

Application filed February 26, 1919.

To all 1.01 101% it may concern Be it known that we, JOHN L. NILsoN andJOHN Pinivcn, citizens of the United States, residing at Chicago, in thecounty State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Vehicle-llindshields, of which the following is aspecification.

Our invention relates to wind shields and has particular reference todevices designed to protect transparent wind shields of autoniobilesandthe like against being blurred and the drivers vision ahead beinginterfered with during rain or snow fall. The objects of the inventionare to provide a protective attachment for this purpose that shall be oflight weight, low cost, easily attached or dismounted, and which may beattached to the wind-shield itself thus obviating the need of specialsupports for this purpose mounted on the frame of the vehicle itself.Another object of the invention is to provide a wind shield canopy,curtain or protector of universal application, or which may be appliedto the wind shields that are in general use, and either carried thereumn when not in use an unobtru sive portion or edge of the wind shielditself or packed away in a small space.

lVith these general objects in view our invention consists in the novelconstriurtion. combination and arrangement of parts, all as hereinafterdescribed in detail, illustrated in the accompanying drawing andincorporated in the appended claims.

in the drawingp Figure l is a plan view of a wind-shield protector,canopy, awning, or curtain era bodying our invention and shown inoperative position.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged end view of same with a broken away portion of theusual form of wind shield.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section taken substantially on the line 3-3 ofFig. 1 and partly broken away.

Fig. Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is an enlargeil section taken substantially on the line 55 ofFig. 4.

Fig. 6 is an edge view drain-channel portion of the curtain broken away.

Fig. 7 is section taken substantially on the line 7-7 of Fig. 3.

In the several views 2 represents a usual top rail or glass Wind shieldframe portion at is a section taken on line 4- l of Specification ofLetters Patent.

construction which provide an of the trough or .liatentcd An 10, 1920.Serial No. 279,342.

for the transparent plate represent.vertical or end portions of such aframe. in the views our improvemcntis shown attached to the upper framerail 2, but our form of attachment is equally as well adapted forengagement with the plate 3 itsclf if mounted without a frame portion 2.r

Generally speaking, our invention may be said to be an awning adjustableat any desired angle with reference to the wind shield, said awningbeing mounted upon a roller, axis, core or frame-side to be rolled uponsame into a compact roll which includes the four sides of a metallicframe for said awning. three of said sides being within the roll and.the fourth lying upon it. Our very light in weight; to provide aflexible awning-body of cloth or other suitable material, includingcelluloid and the like. and a comparatively rigid frame for said bodywhen in operative position. In the present einlmdinient of our inventionwe make one rail or frame side in the form of a cylindrical casingadapted to contain two of the other sides of the frame, but the detailsof awning and an awning frame of comparatively rigid members. all ofwhich may be formed into a small roll, may be varied in numerous 'ayswithout departing from the spirit of our invention. The long parallelsides of the frame refcrredto consists of transversely bent sheet metalstrips 6 and 7 to which opposite or parallel-edges of a flexible awningor curtain Sarc secured. The frame portion (3 is in the form of a hollowroller or cylinder upon which the curtain or awning is wound in the formof a roll when not in use. as in Figs. 4: and The roller 6 is in crosssection only approximately two-thirds of l circle, which provides, anopening thereinto extended throughout its length and is designated bythenumeral 9. Through this opening the end rails of the frame otherwithin said roller, For this purpose the ends of the roller or raising(i are provided with pivot pins or spindles 10 and 11 whichdiametrically span the interior space of the member (5 and have theirends riveted or otherwise secured to opposite sides of said member. Theconstruction in connection with these pivots the same at each end of themember (3, being in Fig. 5 shown partly in section at the left hand endwhile 3, and 4E and 5 and adapted construction is designed to be arefolded upon eached screw-threaded studs or trunnions 12 and 12 whichcarry thumb or butterfly nuts 13 and 13. These pivot pins pass throughcir-j cular disks 14 and 14; each with a knurled edge 15. The trunnions12 and 12' are revolubly mounted in apertured ears. or lugs 16 and-17which are bent out ends of a bar or flat strip of metal 18 that servesas a support for the canopy roll and is itself supported on the windshield by means of, preferably, integral spring lugs, hooks, or clampmembers 19 that are trictionally engaged with the edge of thewind-shield or its frame as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. The trunnion orstud 12 or 12 has a key-slot 20 therein that is engaged by an inwardlyprojecting key or lug 21 that extends from the edge of a bore 22 in thedisk 14 or .14 and is engaged by the stud 12, 12. The -disk 14 or 14Cand the roller and casing 6 are held and caused to revolve together byreason of said disk being keyed through which the pivot pin 10 passesand said pin having its ends secured to the member 6.

'Fig. i said arms are shown folded upon'ea'ch other within the roller 6.Each of these arms is a strip of sheetmetal bent transverselysubstantially U-shape, as shown in Figs. 5 and 7. At their free ends theU- shaped channels frictionally engage the ends of the frame sideor.rail 7 1) thelatter being inserted in the channels which is separatelyindicated bythe numeral 27 in Fig.'7. When the nuts 13 and 13 aretight-' ened against the knurled disks 14 and l l the pivot ends'of thearms are clamped against the ears 16 and 17 and held rigidly extended inoperative position and in engagement with the ends of the frame portion7. The latter is also a sheet metalstrip bent transversely upon itselfand between the overlaps the outer edge of the curtain is held, as shownin Figs. 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7. The two-ply curtain edge or frame-rail 7 isalso bent, as shown,-at an obtuse or other suitable angle transverselyto form a trough, channel, spout, or gutter 28 which is adapted to drainWater from the canopy to one of its ends and prevent drops of Waterbeing blown against the wind shield plate 3... The chan nelv form of theframe portion 7 also functions as a stop holding the part 7 at the ,tothe trunnion 12 or 12" ends of the arms 23 and 24 by oneside of thetrough 28 overlying one side of the U-shape channel of each arm. Theangle iron form of the member 7 also serves as a stop to hold the outeredge of the canopy in place when it is rolled up, as shown in Fig. 5where the trough 28 is held against passing through the space betweenthe frame portion 18 and the rolled up curtain, its roll form beingseparately identified by the numeral 8. The inner edge of the curtain orcanopy 8 is held on the roller 6 by forming a bend 29 in one of itsedges and clamping the overlapping manner shown in Figs, 3, 4: and 5.While the hingeor knuckle portions 25 are shown 7 as separate memberssecured to the arms 23 and 24 by means of rivets 30 and 31 ourconstruetion is well adapted for making the knuckle portions integralwith the arms.

We claim as our invention 1. The combina tion with a wind shield, of ahollow roller and frame sides adapted to be folded within said roller,an awning or curtain adapted to be rolled upon said roller, and meansfor attachingsaid awning or curtain to said wind shield.

2. The combination with a wind shield, of a hollow roller mounted onsaid wind shield, a flexible sheet. adjustable to screen said windshield, and a frame for said sheet when in operative position the barsor sides of which frame fold upon each other within said roller andtogether with said roller form a core upon which said sheet may berolled up.

3. The combination with a windshield, of"

a rotatably mounted frame member, a flexi ble sheet hav ng one of itsedges attached to.

said member, a comparatively rigid frame member lining attached to theopposite edge of said sheet, a pair of end frame members pivoted'tosaid. rotatably mounted frame member and adapted to fold therewithin,and means for temporarily or separably coupling the free ends of saidend frame members to the ends of said comparatively rigid 'frame member.I

4c. The combination with a wind shield, of a revolubly mounted casing, apair. of arms pivoted each at one end at the ends of said casing andfolding upon each other there witlna flexible sheet attached at oneendor side to said casing and having a comparatively rigid r b on theopposite end or side,

means for coupling and arranging said'cas ing, arms and rib to form aframe for said sheet, means for variably ad ustmg the angle ofinclination of said frame relative-tosaid'wind shield, and means whichdetachably hold sald frame on said wind shield.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto signed our names' JOHN L.- NILSONJOHN PRINCE.

